Chad

With more than 120 languages, Chad is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Africa, and more than half of its language groups have little or no Christian witness. TEAM missionaries work with young churches and their leaders, run a radio station, work in community health, teach English, and use traditional oral storytelling to spread the Gospel.

Mosaic of the Traditional and the Modern - Challenges and Opportunities

Stretching nearly a 1000 miles from the savannahs of central Africa to 12-thousand foot volcanoes in the depths of the Sahara desert, the country of Chad is one of the last frontiers of Africa. Vast reaches of the country are still little changed from days when the French first colonized this country in 1901. Millions of people remain subsistence farmers, eking out a precarious existence on the sub-Saharan plains south of the Sahara.

Yet the noisy, urban jumble of the capital and provincial centers reveal a country which is hurtling headlong into modernity. Most of those subsistence farmers have a cell phone now, and every year, travel becomes easier as more of the country’s legendary dirt roads are paved. This rich mosaic of the traditional and the modern offers incredible challenges as well as unparalleled opportunities for outreach. TEAM is in the forefront of addressing those challenges.

Christian School Education

Quick Facts

With an area twice the size of Texas, Chad is the largest land-locked country in Africa

In the cross-hairs of Africa at the widest and longest diameters, it is 2/3 desert, part of the Sahara Desert.

40 years ago Lake Chad covered 15,000sq.mi. For various reasons it is rapidly shrinking to the point that it is now only 500sq.mi - 20% its former size!

A multi-ethnic society, there are over 130 languages and ethnic groups.

Though predominantly Muslim (50%), 20% of the population follow the Catholic religion, 15% protestant, 12% animist and 3% atheist.

Meet TEAM Chad

Vulnerable Women Ministries Initiative

This ministry reaches vulnerable women trapped in prostitution or living with domestic abuse, HIV/AIDS and more. We seek to help these women find hope, healing and purpose through Christ and to help them develop skills which will enable them to live independently and with dignity. Our vision is that these transformed women will reach out to the lost and hurting in their own communities and that the local church will increasingly engage with those who are vulnerable and marginalised.